‘We’re just trying to survive’: what Africa risks from a new Covid wave

The continent is already reeling from the pandemic's economic impact - but now officials fear it could suffer India's fate

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Health officials fighting the pandemic in Africa say they are watching the crisis in India with total disbelief" and have warned that their continent may face a similar ordeal soon.

What is happening in India cannot be ignored by our continent," John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said last week. We do not have enough healthcare workers, we do not have enough oxygen ... We cannot and should not find ourselves in [India's] scenario because of the very fragile nature of our health systems."